Coara - Class Airship Flak Frigate

An airship relying on a strong Taidakic Field to float, used by the Hyperion Federation.   It is named after the underwater city on Tebburus.    It is designed to serve an anti air role. Specifically, it is requried to destroy a small, supermaneuverable, supersonic but weak target such as a jet plane. It is armed with at least 4 'Sarissa' Railgun System CIWS weapons facing every direction - including above and below. This gives each one a large volume of fire and the ability to down multiple aircraft at once. They are also capable of electronic warfare, sometimes relying on softkill methods to counter incomming missiles.   However, it is strictly an escort ship. They are completely unarmed other than the Sarissas and electronic warfare, and weakly armoured. It has a decent shield and high speed however. They rarely use their high speed as it usually travels at the same speed as the slowest airship in the fleet. They usually escort Takanal - Class Airship Destroyers and Eprus - Class Airship Carriers.   It can climb altitude very fast. If it points upwards so that its main drive outputs its force upwards and uses the kaidaton collider on high power, both will cause a strong force that sends the ship upwards. This is known as an emergency climb. This has been used several times to retreat into orbit.   It is capable of space travel, however, the crew cannot leave the ship and perform operations on the deck. Additionally, it has no FTL drive, which makes logistics difficult. Planetary Assault Ships have often been used for this purpose.